Fulton County elections director survives vote for removal

By Kaelan Deese

Published February 18, 2021 6:46pm ET

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Fulton County elections director survives vote for removal — A Fulton County election worker counts provisional ballots, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, in Atlanta. Malfunctioning voting machines, missing power cords, and hours-long lines at the polls are being scrutinized in Georgia, where the governor's race is still undecided as votes are still being tallied. | (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Georgia’s Fulton County Elections Director Richard Barron may keep his job after all.

The Board of Registration and Elections voted on Tuesday to fire Barron, who has held the post since 2013, after a turbulent 2020 general election and two U.S. Senate runoff contests, but on Wednesday, county commissioners failed to affirm a recommendation to terminate him, which stretches the debate into next month.

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